The Knuckles range, which lies in the Kandy and Matale Administrative Districts, was originally known as the Dumbara Kanduwetiya (misty mountain range). Its present name, given to it by British surveyors, is derived from the shape of its main massif, which resembles the knuckles on a fist. Knuckels misty mountain range with rich bio-diversity rises 1863 meters above the Dumbara valley,starting point for many rivers in the island. The mountain range from north of Kandy District expands to Hunnasgiriya, Rangala, Madugoda, Elkaduwa, Matale, Nalanda, Wagomuwa and Dimbulagala Eco locations. There are 35 peaks rising to more than 3000 feet (915 m) in the nuckles range. It is rich in medicinal plants, archaeology, history and folklore and contains animals left over from the Gondwanaland era, when many continents were joined together in one. The area is home to several species of animals, many of them rare or endangered, such as the Sri Lankan Leopard and the Loris. Tennent’s Horned Lizard and the Marbled Cliff Frog are restricted to the region, which is also home to several other endemic species, including the Pygmy Tree Lizard, which belongs to a genus of which there are only two known species in the World. Fourteen of the 21 species of birds found here are endemic. Three of the nine fish species endemic to Sri Lanka, Phillips? Garra, Martenstyn’s Barb and Blotched-filamented Barb are only found here. This mountain range has varying climatic regions in each part is a habitat for many species of birds and wildlife as well as an important water reserve. Some parts of the forest are in the dry zone while south parts are more of a rain forest. Much unexplored this misty and wet mountain range is a Adventure of a Life time. Location Central Province, Sri Lanka Nearest city Matale Coordinates 7°27′N 80°48′ECoordinates: 7°27′N 80°48′E Governing body Department of Forest Conservation World Heritage Site 2010 (within the site Central Highlands of Sri Lanka)[1]